The table below presents a list of projects funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe (2021 – 2027) and its predecessor Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) research and innovation funding programmes. The projects contribute to different components of the global ocean observing value chain and can be filtered by EU4OceanObs target region, priority topics and ocean observing component (observation, data access, modelling & prediction, user uptake, etc.). Click on the acronym of each project to be directed to the respective project website.
The list of projects is regularly updated. Please contact the EU4OceanObs team in case your project does not appear in the list.
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| Title | Coordinator | EU Contribution (€) | Start - End Dates | Topic | Region | Component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AANChOR All AtlaNtic Cooperation for Ocean Research and innovation |
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology | 3 995 892,50 | Oct 2018 - March 2023 | Atlantic | Observations | |
| ACCIBERG Arctic Cross-Copernicus forecast products for sea ice and iceBERGs |
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center | 2 999 316 | Jan 2023 - Dec 2026 | Sea Ice | Arctic | Ocean modelling & prediction |
| ACTNOW Advancing understanding of Cumulative Impacts on European marine biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services for human wellbeing |
Foundation for Dutch Scientific Research Institutes (NWO-I) | 10 632 000,00 | March 2023 - Feb 2027 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Ocean modelling & prediction |
| AquaINFRA Infrastructure for Marine and Inland Water Research |
Aalborg University | 7 601 825,00 | Jan 2023 - Dec 2026 | Coastal | Global Ocean | Data management & access |
| Arctic PASSION Pan-Arctic observing System of Systems: Implementing Observations for societal Needs |
AWI Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research | 14 998 301,25 | July 2021 - June 2025 | Sea Ice | Arctic | Observations |
| AtlantECO AtlantECO Atlantic ECOsystems assessment, forecasting & sustainability |
Anton Dohrn Zoological Station | 10 925 660,13 | Sept 2020 - Aug 2025 | Marine litter | Atlantic, Africa | Ocean governance & management |
| BIOcean5D Marine Biodiversity Assessment and Prediction across Spatial, Temporal and Human Scales |
European Molecular Biology Laboratory | 15 449 902,50 | Dec 2022 - Nov 2026 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Ocean modelling & prediction |
| BioDT Biodiversity Digital Twin for Advanced Modelling, Simulation and Prediction Capabilities |
CSC - IT Center for Science | 11 059 061,00 | Jun 2022 - May 2025 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Ocean modelling & prediction, Digital Twin Ocean |
| Blue Cloud Blue-Cloud: Piloting innovative services for Marine Research & the Blue Economy |
Trust-IT | 5 999 520,50 | Oct 2019 - March 2023 | Global Ocean | Data management & access | |
| Blue-Cloud 2026 A federated European FAIR and Open Research Ecosystem for oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters |
National Research Council of Italy (CNR) | 8 845 420,00 | Jan 2023 - June 2026 | Global Ocean | Data management & access | |
| B-USEFUL User-oriented Solutions for Improved Monitoring and Management of Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in vulnerable European Seas |
Technical University of Denmark | 4 609 981,25 | Oct 2022 - Sept 2026 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | European Sea | Users & societal benefit |
| CERTO Copernicus Evolution - Research for harmonised and Transitional water Observation |
Plymouth Marine Laboratory | 2 843 000 | Jan 2020 - Sept 2023 | Coastal, Eutrophication | Global Ocean | Ocean modelling & prediction |
| CoCliCo Coastal climate core services |
French Geological Survey (BRGM) | 5 999 641,25 | Sept 2021 - Aug 2025 | Coastal, Climate change | European Sea | Ocean modelling & prediction, User uptake & engagement |
| Cos4Cloud Co-designed Citizen Observatories Services for the EOS-Cloud |
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 5 999 055 | Nov 2019 - Feb 2023 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | User uptake & engagement |
| DOORS Black Sea Developing Optimal and Open Research Support' for the Black Sea |
National Research-Development Institute for Marine Geology and Geoecology (GeoEcoMar) | 9 000 000,00 | June 2021 - May 2025 | European Sea | Ocean governance & management, Observations | |
| DT-GEO A Digital Twin for GEOphysical extremes |
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 11 138 287,50 | Sept 2022 - Aug 2025 | Coastal | Global Ocean | Digital Twin Ocean, Ocean modelling & prediction |
| ECFAS European Coastal Flood Awareness System |
University School for Advanced Studies (IUSS Pavia) | 1 500 000,00 | Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 | Coastal | European Sea | Ocean modelling & prediction |
| ECOTIP Investigating ecosystem tipping points and cascades in the Arctic Seas |
Technical University of Denmark | 6 361 535,75 | June 2020 - May 2024 | Ecosystems & biodiversity, Marine litter | Arctic | Observations, Ocean modelling & prediction |
| EDITO-Infra EU Public Infrastructure for the European DIgital Twin Ocean |
Mercator Ocean International | 2 999 850,00 | Oct 2022 - Sept 2024 | Global Ocean | Digital Twin Ocean | |
| EDITO-Model Lab Underlying models for the European DIgital Twin Ocean - EDITO-Model Lab |
Mercator Ocean International | 6 997 721,25 | Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 | Global Ocean | Digital Twin Ocean, Ocean modelling & prediction | |
| EPOC Explaining and Predicting the Ocean Conveyor |
Hamburg University | 4 805 246,75 | July 2022 - June 2027 | Global Ocean | Digital Twin Ocean, Ocean modelling & prediction | |
| E-Shape EuroGEO Showcases: Applications Powered by Europe |
Association pur la Recherche et le Developpement des Methodes et Processus Industriels (ARMINES) | 14 998 976,27 | May 2019 - April 2023 | Global Ocean | User uptake & engagement | |
| EU-PolarNet Connecting Science with Society |
AWI Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research | 2 174 503,25 | March 2015 - June 2020 | Sea Ice | Arctic | Ocean g, User uptake & engagementovernance & management |
| Euro-Argo RISE Euro-Argo RISE Euro-Argo Research Infrastructure Sustainability and Enhancement |
EURO-Argo ERIC | 3 953 406,25 | Jan 2019 - Dec 2022 | Global Ocean | Observations | |
| EUROqCHARM EUROpean quality Controlled Harmonization Assuring Reproducible Monitoring and assessment of plastic pollution |
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) | 2 045 000,00 | Jan 2020 - 31 Oct 2023 | Marine litter | Global Ocean | Data management & access, User uptake & engagement |
| EuroSea Improving and Integrating European Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems for Sustainable use of the Oceans |
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) | 12 625 308,87 | Nov 2019 - Dec 2023 | Marine litter | Global Ocean | Observations, Ocean governance & management |
| EveryFish Digital transition of catch monitoring in European fisheries |
SINTEF Ocean | 4 416 375,00 | Jan 2023 - Dec 2026 | Fisheries | Global Ocean | Observations, Ocean modelling & prediction |
| GEORGE Next generation multiplatform Ocean observing technologies for research infrastructures |
Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) ERIC | 7 705 725,25 | Jan 2023 - June 2027 | Global Ocean | Observations | |
| GES4SEAS Achieving Good Environmental Status for maintaining ecosystem SErvices, by ASsessing integrated impacts of cumulative pressures |
AZTI - Ciencia y tecnología marina y alimentaria | 9 024 352,00 | Sept 2022 - Aug 2026 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Ocean governance & management, User uptake & engagement |
| GROOM II Gliders for Research, Ocean Observations and Management: Infrastructure and Innovation |
Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 | 3 075 037,50 | Oct 2020 - Sept 2023 | Global Ocean | Observations | |
| ILIAD INTEGRATED DigitaL Framework FOR Comprehensive MARITIME DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICES |
Intrasoft | 17 046 229,63 | Feb 2022 - Jan 2025 | Global Ocean | Digital Twin Ocean, Data management & access | |
| IMMERSE Improving Models for Marine EnviRonment SErvices |
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 4 998 942,50 | Dec 2018 - Nov 2023 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Ocean modelling & prediction |
| interTwin An interdisciplinary Digital Twin Engine for science |
Stichting EGI | 11 731 665,00 | Sept 2022 - Aug 2025 | Global Ocean | Digital Twin Ocean | |
| JERICO-S3 Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories: Science, Service, Sustainability |
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) | 9 999 933,55 | Feb 2020 - Jan 2024 | Coastal | Global Ocean | Observations |
| MARBEFES MARine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services |
Institute of Oceanology of Polish Academy of Sciences | 12 915 068,04 | Sept 2022 - Aug 2026 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Ocean governance & management, User uptake & engagement |
| MARCO-BOLO MARine COastal BiOdiversity Long-term Observations |
European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC) | 7 255 036,75 | Dec 2022 - Nov 2026 | Coastal, Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Observations |
| MarinePlan Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning and conservation in European Seas (MarinePlan) |
Thünen Institute | 3 587 827,00 | Oct 2022 - Sept 2025 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | European Sea | Ocean governance & management |
| MarineSABRES Marine Systems Approaches for Biodiversity Resilience and Ecosystem Sustainability |
University of College Cork | 8 755 388,75 | Sept 2022 - Aug 2026 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Ocean governance & management |
| MPA Europe Marine Protected Areas Europe |
Nord University | 2 682 228,00 | Jan 2023 - April 2026 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | European Sea, Global Ocean | Ocean governance & management |
| MSP4BIO Improved Science-Based Maritime Spatial Planning to Safeguard and Restore Biodiversity in a coherent European MPA network |
s.Pro – sustainable projects | 3 490 501,25 | Aug 2022 - July 2025 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | European Sea | Ocean governance & management, User uptake & engagement |
| NAUTILOS New Approach to Underwater Technologies for Innovative, Low-cost Ocean obServation |
National Research Council of Italy (CNR) | 9 048 349,10 | Oct 2020 - Sept 2024 | Global Ocean | Observations | |
| NECCTON New Copernicus capability for trophic ocean networks |
Mercator Ocean International | 8 527 588,75 | Jan 2023 - Dec 2026 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Ocean modelling & prediction |
| Nunataryuk Permafrost thaw and the changing arctic coast: science for socio-economic adaptation |
AWI Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research | 11 467 317,50 | Nov 2017 - Oct 2023 | Sea Ice | Arctic | Ocean governance & management |
| OBAMA-NEXT Observing And Mapping Marine Ecosystems – Next Generation Tools |
Aarhus University | 8 612 068,50 | Dec 2022 - Nov 2026 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Observations |
| OCEAN ICE Ocean Cryosphere Exchanges in ANtarctica: Impacts on Climate and the Earth system |
Danish Meteorological Institute | 4 886 889,25 | Nov 2022 - Oct 2026 | Sea Ice, Climate change | Ocean modelling & prediction, Observations | |
| OceanICU Ocean-ICU Improving Carbon Understanding |
Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) | 13 094 052,25 | Nov 2022 - Oct 2027 | Carbon | Ocean modelling & prediction | |
| PREP4BLUE Preparing the Research & Innovation Core for Mission Ocean, Seas & Waters |
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) | 4 997 696 | June 2022 - May 2025 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | User uptake & engagement |
| REFINE Robots Explore plankton-driven Fluxes in the marine twIlight zoNE |
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 3 500 000,00 | Oct 2019 - Sept 2026 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Observations |
| REST-COAST Large scale RESToration of COASTal ecosystems through rivers to sea connectivity |
Polytechnic University of Catalonia | 17 823 755,75 | Oct 2021 - March 2026 | Coastal, Ecosystems & biodiversity | European Sea | Ocean governance & management |
| TechOceanS Technologies for Ocean Sensing |
National Oceanography Centre (NOC) | 8 975 662,17 | Oct 2010 - Sept 2024 | Global Ocean | Observations | |
| TRIATLAS Tropical and South Atlantic climate-based marine ecosystem prediction for sustainable management |
University of Bergen | 11 000 000 | June 2019 - Nov 2023 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | Africa, Atlantic | Data management & access |
| PlasticPiratesEU Upscaling the plastic pirates citizen science initiative |
German Aerospace Center (DLR) | 1 999 775 | June 2019 - Nov 2023 | Marine litter | European Sea | User uptake & engagement, Observations |
| LabPlas Land-Based Solutions for Plastics in the Sea |
Universidade de Vigo | 5 039 333 | June 2021 - May 2025 | Marine litter | ||
| AMRIT Advance Marine Research Infrastructures Together |
ARMINES | 4 672 327 | March 2024 - Feb 2028 | EOVs | Global Ocean | Observations |
| FOCCUS Forecasting and observing the open-to-coastal ocean for Copernicus users |
HEREON | 4 999 655 | Jan 2024- 31 Dec 2026 | Coastal | Global Ocean, European Sea | Ocean modelling & prediction, Data management & access |
| BioEcoOcean Co-Creating Transformative Pathways to Biological and Ecosystem Ocean Observations |
Uppsala University | 5 665 996 | Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2028 | Ecosystems & biodiversity, EOVs | Global Ocean, European Sea | Observations, Ocean modelling & prediction |
| Bioprotect Advancing area-based management tools to accelerate the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity across the European sea basins |
MATIS OHF | 8 474 085 | May 2024 - April 2028 | Ecosystems & biodiversity | European Sea, Global Ocean | Ocean governance & management, Mission ocean lighthouse |
| SURIMI Integration of innovative and reliable socio-ecological models and user-driven solutions into the Digital Twin Ocean, to facilitate what-if scenarios and decision support, under a co-creation approach |
NORCE | 3 026 332 | May 2024 - April 2027 | Socio-ecological, Ecosystems & biodiversity | Global Ocean | Digital Twin Ocean, Ocean governance & management |
| SEADOTs Social-Ecological ocean management Applications with Digital Ocean Twins |
SINTEF OCEAN AS | 3299870 | Sept 2024 - Aug 2027 | Socio-ecological, Ecosystems & biodiversity | European Sea | Digital Twin Ocean, Ocean governance & management |
| SEADITO Social-Ecological Analysis and Models for Digital Twin Ocean |
Aalborg University | 3 467 338 | Sept 2024 - Aug 2027 | Socio-ecological, Ecosystems & biodiversity | European Sea | Digital Twin Ocean, Ocean governance & management |
| ECOTWIN Emulating complex causal socio-ecological models in digital twins of ocean |
Trinity College Dublin | 2 979 801 | Sept 2024 - Aug 2027 | Socio-ecological, Ecosystems & biodiversity | European Sea | Digital Twin Ocean, Ocean governance & management |
| ObsSea4Clim Ocean observations and indicators for climate and assessments |
Danish Meteorological Institute | 5 996 902 | Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2028 | Climate change, EOVs | Global Ocean | Assessments & reporting, Ocean governance & management |
